fermentescible

adjective

fer·​men·​tes·​ci·​ble

¦fərmən‧¦tesəbəl

variants or fermentiscible

-tis-

: fermentable

Word History

Etymology

fermentescible from Latin fermentescere to swell, rise, ferment (from Latin fermentum leaven, yeast + -escere, inchoative verb ending) + -ible; fermentiscible irregular from Latin fermentescere + English -ible

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